Querying a publisher or
literary agent is almost harder than writing a book. The St. Louis Writers
Guild’s April 7 workshop will explore the process from start to finish--how to
find agents and publishers, how to contact them, how to pitch to them…and just
what is a log line? This free workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at The
Lodge Des Peres, 1050 Des Peres Rd, St. Louis, Mo. 63131.
Leading the workshop is
someone who has sat on both sides of the pitching table—author, blogger, and
lecturer Brad R. Cook. Participants will learn what goes in a query letter and
a face-to-face pitch, as well as explore tools to find agents and publishers
online and at conferences. Upcoming conferences include the Missouri Writers
Guild conference in Columbia (May 19), and the St. Louis Writers Guild’s
Gateway Con (June 15-17) and Penned Con (Sept. 20-22) in St. Louis.
“I can’t guarantee you’ll find an agent, but you’ll
have the tools to do so!” Brad said. For those who attended last year’s workshop,
Brad said this talk is all new, incorporating tips he learned at last year’s
Gateway Con.
Author of historical
fantasies, The Iron Chronicles, The Airdrainium Adventures, and Tales of the
Gearblade, Brad is a former co-publisher and acquisitions editor for Blank
Slate Press. He is a SCBWI member and currently serves as Historian of St.
Louis Writers Guild after three and half years as President. A founding
contributor to The Writers’ Lens and The Sword Writers Academy, he can be heard
weekly as a panelist on Write Pack Radio. He learned to fence at thirteen, and
never set down his sword, but prefers to curl up with his cat and a centuries’
old classic. Find more @bradrcook on Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr.
BradRCook.com
Learn more about the St. Louis Writers Guild at
www.stlwritersguild.org.